On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 9 .667 --
Brewers 17 11 .607 1.5
Orioles 15 11 .577 2.5
Yankees 15 12 .556 3.0
Red Sox 14 12 .538 3.5
Indians 15 13 .536 3.5
Blue Jays 13 12 .520 4.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 13 14 .481 --
Athletics 12 13 .480 --
Angels 11 14 .440 1.0
Rangers 11 14 .440 1.0
White Sox 11 15 .423 1.5
Mariners 10 17 .370 3.0
Twins 10 18 .357 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 9 .625 --
Expos 13 12 .520 2.5
Mets 13 13 .500 3.0
Cubs 12 15 .444 4.5
Phillies 10 16 .385 6.0
Pirates 10 18 .357 7.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 9 .667 --
Giants 16 10 .615 1.5
Dodgers 16 11 .593 2.0
Braves 14 12 .538 3.5
Reds 13 13 .500 4.5
Padres 8 20 .286 10.5

Games

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 22 .607 --
Orioles 31 23 .574 2.0
Brewers 31 25 .554 3.0
Tigers 31 26 .544 3.5
Red Sox 30 26 .536 4.0
Indians 26 24 .520 5.0
Blue Jays 16 42 .276 19.0

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 23 .617 --
Rangers 33 22 .600 1.5
White Sox 31 22 .585 2.5
Angels 31 29 .517 6.0
Royals 20 30 .400 12.0
Mariners 21 36 .368 14.5
Twins 17 39 .304 18.0

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 21 .618 --
Cardinals 30 20 .600 1.5
Expos 30 25 .545 4.0
Pirates 25 23 .521 5.5
Mets 17 34 .333 15.0
Cubs 15 37 .288 17.5

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 21 .632 --
Reds 35 21 .625 0.5
Astros 28 29 .491 8.0
Braves 25 29 .463 9.5
Giants 27 32 .458 10.0
Padres 23 33 .411 12.5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Howell 4
1 Wayne Nordhagen 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
1 Rob Wilfong 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lenn Sakata 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Mickey Hatcher 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.60
3 John Denny 1.17
4 Britt Burns 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 John Denny 7
3 Danny Darwin 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .351
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .349
4 Bo Diaz .344
5 Pete Rose .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Andre Dawson 22
3 Tony Armas 21
4 George Foster 19
4 Dave Kingman 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 71
2 Mike Schmidt 67
3 Tony Armas 64
4 Ben Oglivie 58
5 3 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 66
2 Rickey Henderson 43
3 Julio Cruz 39
4 Omar Moreno 32
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 1.10
2 Rollie Fingers 1.19
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Kevin Saucier 1.51
5 Rick Camp 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
2 Steve Carlton 11
2 Ken Forsch 11
2 Dennis Martinez 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 152
2 Steve Carlton 129
3 Mario Soto 116
4 Nolan Ryan 105
5 Len Barker 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Bruce Sutter 19
3 Rich Gossage 18
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Greg Minton 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .464
2 Alan Ashby .444
3 Kirk Gibson .433
4 Richie Zisk .426
5 Mike Schmidt .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Cliff Johnson 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 18
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 Gary Carter 15
3 Cecil Cooper 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
4 Andre Dawson 6
4 Rick Manning 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Beattie 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
5 John Denny 0.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Dennis Martinez 3
2 Kevin Saucier 3
2 Pete Vuckovich 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 28
2 Steve Carlton 25
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
4 John Denny 24
4 Ron Guidry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Neil Allen 4
4 Dan Quisenberry 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .425
2 Keith Hernandez .420
3 Richie Zisk .396
4 Cecil Cooper .385
5 Bill Madlock .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
4 Tony Armas 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Ben Oglivie 25
3 Tony Armas 23
3 Eddie Murray 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Willie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.58
2 Ron Guidry 0.86
3 Dan Spillner 0.91
4 Larry Gura 0.94
5 Dan Petry 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
2 Ray Burris 4
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 John Denny 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Mike Krukow 37
3 Dave Righetti 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Neil Allen 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Kevin Saucier 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .333
2 Rickey Henderson .326
3 Ken Singleton .325
4 Bill Buckner .320
5 Keith Hernandez .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Andre Dawson 27
3 Tony Armas 26
4 George Foster 23
4 3 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 91
2 George Foster 86
3 Ben Oglivie 84
4 Tony Armas 81
4 Eddie Murray 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Tim Raines 67
3 Omar Moreno 47
4 Julio Cruz 45
5 Willie Wilson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.12
3 Steve McCatty 2.39
4 Vida Blue 2.48
5 Steve Carlton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Fernando Valenzuela 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
1 Fernando Valenzuela 168
3 Mario Soto 161
4 Nolan Ryan 146
5 Len Barker 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 29
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Rick Camp 22
4 Bruce Sutter 21
5 Greg Minton 17